CHICAGO, IL – United Airlines (UAL) today reported May 2014 operational results.
UAL’s May 2014 consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 1.2 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increased 0.2 percent versus May 2013. UAL’s May 2014 consolidated load factor increased 0.9 points compared to May 2013.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of more than 5,200 flights a day to 369 airports across six continents. In 2013, United and United Express carried more passenger traffic than any other airline in the world and operated nearly two million flights carrying 139 million customers. United operates nearly 700 mainline aircraft and, in 2014, will take delivery of 35 new Boeing aircraft, including the B787-9 as the North American launch customer, and will welcome 27 new E175 aircraft to United Express. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 195 countries via 26 member airlines. More than 85,000 United employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around the world. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United’s parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol UAL.
Preliminary Operational Results
May
Year-to-Date
2014
2013
Change
2014
2013
Change
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
Domestic
7,921,226
7,892,640
0.4%
35,983,795
35,982,030
0.0%
International
7,972,663
7,735,185
3.1%
34,692,028
34,549,837
0.4%
Atlantic
3,640,377
3,578,097
1.7%
14,025,699
14,087,918
(0.4%)
Pacific
2,859,510
2,805,658
1.9%
13,013,196
13,052,065
(0.3%)
Latin
1,472,776
1,351,430
9.0%
7,653,133
7,409,854
3.3%
Mainline
15,893,889
15,627,825
1.7%
70,675,823
70,531,867
0.2%
Regional
2,268,749
2,310,838
(1.8%)
10,488,844
10,472,087
0.2%
Consolidated
18,162,638
17,938,663
1.2%
81,164,667
81,003,954
0.2%
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
Domestic
9,056,724
9,128,038
(0.8%)
41,861,367
42,388,485
(1.2%)
International
9,574,037
9,350,977
2.4%
43,924,901
43,455,603
1.1%
Atlantic
4,356,555
4,323,411
0.8%
18,453,535
18,322,320
0.7%
Pacific
3,432,078
3,351,803
2.4%
16,184,578
15,882,578
1.9%
Latin
1,785,404
1,675,763
6.5%
9,286,788
9,250,705
0.4%
Mainline
18,630,761
18,479,015
0.8%
85,786,268
85,844,088
(0.1%)
Regional
2,665,220
2,769,490
(3.8%)
12,683,314
12,988,304
(2.3%)
Consolidated
21,295,981
21,248,505
0.2%
98,469,582
98,832,392
(0.4%)
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
Domestic
87.5%
86.5%
1.0 pt
86.0%
84.9%
1.1 pts
International
83.3%
82.7%
0.6 pts
79.0%
79.5%
(0.5) pts
Atlantic
83.6%
82.8%
0.8 pts
76.0%
76.9%
(0.9) pts
Pacific
83.3%
83.7%
(0.4) pts
80.4%
82.2%
(1.8) pts
Latin
82.5%
80.6%
1.9 pts
82.4%
80.1%
2.3 pts
Mainline
85.3%
84.6%
0.7 pts
82.4%
82.2%
0.2 pts
Regional
85.1%
83.4%
1.7 pts
82.7%
80.6%
2.1 pts
Consolidated
85.3%
84.4%
0.9 pts
82.4%
82.0%
0.4 pts
ONBOARD PASSENGERS (000)
Mainline
8,032
7,876
2.0%
36,728
36,759
(0.1%)
Regional
4,003
4,183
(4.3%)
18,525
18,948
(2.2%)
Consolidated
12,035
12,059
(0.2%)
55,253
55,707
(0.8%)
CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)
Total
206,384
195,882
5.4%
985,945
930,041
6.0%
Preliminary Financial Results
Second Quarter 2014 estimated consolidated average price per gallon of fuel, including the impact of all cash-settled hedges and fuel taxes
3.05 โ 3.10
Dollars
Preliminary Operational Results
2014
2013
Change
May On-Time Performance1
76.4%
79.7%
(3.3)
pts
May Completion Factor2
98.8%
99.4%
(0.6)
pts
1
Based on domestic mainline scheduled flights arriving within 14 minutes of scheduled arrival time, according to data published in the DOT Air Travel Consumer Report
2
Mainline completion percentage